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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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